SPARLOCK, THE MAGICAL BOTANIST.
PLANTING THOSE SINFUL, MAGICAL PLANTS ALL DAY LONG._________________Hey there pretty little lady,
Why are you out so late,
I wouldn't want to be you lady,
Because the wolves gonna want a taste.

That's the thing about those videos, the way the parents actually handle a situation is great except for the nutty church stuff. When the kid tracks mud all over the floor his dad has a great way to getting across why that's wrong even without the appeals to Bibble. If for some reason there was a toy you didn't want your kids playing with, patiently explaining why by letting the kid answer some questions that lead to "I shouldn't play with this" is great. (although throwing away some other kid's toy because your child borrowed it is a pretty shit thing to do, Satan or no) The only thing that's really off-putting is that they have to rely on their religious lessons to determine what's the right thing to do, and the whole Satan Toy thing. I guess that latter issue is largely a result of the former; if you can't exercise enough critical thinking to figure out what's right and wrong without a chapter and verse behind it you're not going to figure out that Sparlock is best warrior wizard and of course your kid can play with him.

That's the thing about those videos, the way the parents actually handle a situation is great except for the nutty church stuff. When the kid tracks mud all over the floor his dad has a great way to getting across why that's wrong even without the appeals to Bibble. If for some reason there was a toy you didn't want your kids playing with, patiently explaining why by letting the kid answer some questions that lead to "I shouldn't play with this" is great. (although throwing away some other kid's toy because your child borrowed it is a pretty shit thing to do, Satan or no) The only thing that's really off-putting is that they have to rely on their religious lessons to determine what's the right thing to do, and the whole Satan Toy thing. I guess that latter issue is largely a result of the former; if you can't exercise enough critical thinking to figure out what's right and wrong without a chapter and verse behind it you're not going to figure out that Sparlock is best warrior wizard and of course your kid can play with him.

Agreed. I like the use of critical thinking (Though not the twisted way they use it, or the reasons they do.). It's far better than just shouting about hellfire.

My thought with tossing the toy was they should have donated it._________________::lesser crisis mode::

Reminds me of a relative who tried to throw out my family's copy of Edward Scissorhands because of how the title character looked. My first thought was, "But the story teaches about not judging on appearances. What if Jesus looked like Edward Scissorhands?" I wish I'd asked but I was worried about offending the relative.

I would love for someone to start making Sparlock dolls, but I bet JW's would sue._________________::lesser crisis mode::